Cult Of The Cobra (1955)

I enjoyed this film, If you're a fan of the 1950's horror flicks this movies worth watching. Released by Universal Studios International in 1955 it's the story of six G.I. buddies that are stationed in India and bear witness to a secret ceremony performed by a cult that can turn from humans to snakes. After interrupting the the ceremony while in progress the guys are forced to make a daring run for it barely escaping with their lives. After returning to the United States it seems as though they're all falling victim to a curse that one of the cult members has put upon them. One by one our band of bothers are killed off by a revenge driven femme fatal Lisa Moya ( played by Faith Domergue ) who is determined to destroying them all. The film stars Richard Long, Faith Domergue, Marshall Thompson, and Kathleen Hughes other notable actors in supporting roles include William Reynolds, Jack Kelly, and David Janssen. I think the old films like this are really important, not only are they a helluva lot a fun to watch but they also provide us with a window to the past. The horror genre in the 50's was a much more innocent age, free of the blood, guts and gore prevalent in today's films they had a certain charm that is of course been lost forever. Try comparing Cult of the Cobra with Rob Zombies remake of Halloween and you'll see what I mean, its like night and day. Both films fall in the to the same Horror / Thriller category but what a difference 50 years had made to Hollywood. I'm not gonna comment on weather it's good or bad, to be truthful I'm not entirely sure, it is what it is I guess... If you have a chance to see this film I think you'll enjoy it, just don't expect to see people with burned-out eyes gettin their heads lobbed off, it ain't gonna happen. Movies such as this remind us that the the horror genre did exist long before Halloween and Carrie.

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Universal Studios International
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Director.....Francis D. Lyon
Producer....Howard Pine
Writer.......Jerry Davis, Cecil Maiden, Richard Collins